Socio-economic statistics for Reston, Cumbria

If you are thinking of moving to Reston or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Reston to figures for Cumbria and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Reston is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Reston Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner.

Grade

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

AB

24.97%

18.57%

22.96%

C1

27.39%

26.00%

30.92%

C2

26.47%

26.76%

20.64%

DE

21.17%

28.68%

25.49%

Reston Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

Owned

44.7%

39.2%

30.6%

Mortgage

28.3%

31.5%

32.8%

Shared

0.5%

0.5%

0.8%

Social Rented (Council)

6.8%

4.8%

9.4%

Social Rented (Housing Assoc)

3.6%

9.5%

8.3%

Private Rented

12.5%

11.3%

15.4%

Other

1.7%

1.5%

1.4%

Rent Free

1.9%

1.6%

1.3%

Reston Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Reston as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Reston is also older than the Cumbria average, making Reston a older persons location.

Age

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

Age 0 to 4

4.3%

5.1%

6.3%

Age 5 to 9

4.5%

4.9%

5.6%

Age 10 to14

5.2%

5.5%

5.8%

Age 15 to 17

3.7%

3.7%

3.7%

Age 18 to 24

6%

7.4%

9.4%

Age 25 to 29

4.4%

5.3%

6.9%

Age 30 to 44

17.1%

18.3%

20.6%

Age 45 to 59

21.9%

21.7%

19.4%

Age 60 to 64

8.5%

7.6%

6%

Age 65 to 74

12.7%

11.1%

8.6%

Age 75 to 84

8.1%

6.8%

5.5%

Age 85 and over

3.4%

2.6%

2.3%

Mean Age

45.4

42.9

39.3

Median Age

48

44

39

Reston Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Reston come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Reston is both lower than the average for Cumbria and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Reston than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

Jobseekers Allowance (only)

1.1%

2.5%

3.3%

Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)

1.7%

2.6%

2.4%

Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)

8.1%

13.2%

13.5%

Reston Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Reston and are from the UK Census of 2011. Reston has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Reston also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Reston are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

No Qualifications

18.9%

24.2%

22.5%

Level 1

12%

13.6%

13.3%

Level 2

15.4%

15.9%

15.2%

Apprenticeship

4.6%

5.4%

3.6%

Level 3

11.8%

12.3%

12.4%

Level 4

33.4%

24.6%

27.4%

Other

3.9%

4%

5.7%

Reston General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Reston. The percentage of residents in Reston rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

Very Good

46.75%

45.02%

47.17%

Good

35.10%

34.57%

34.22%

Fair

13.62%

14.40%

13.12%

Bad

3.57%

4.72%

4.25%

Very Bad

0.96%

1.30%

1.25%

Reston Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Reston are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Reston has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Country

South Lakeland

Cumbria

England

United Kingdom

95.2%

96.3%

86.2%

Rebublic of Ireland

0.3%

0.2%

0.7%

Other EU Countries

2.1%

1.6%

3.7%

Outside the EU

2.4%

1.9%

9.4%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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